# Flash Flood Warning: Litchfield, CT — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-03 04:33 ingested 2026-08-03 09:21

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Flash Flood Warning — Litchfield, CT
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
At 433 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen based on radar
estimates and weather stations in the warned area. The expected
rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches per hour. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
New Milford, Kent, New Preston, Gaylordsville, Warren, Bantam,
Hatch Four Corners, Preston Hill, Marble Dale, Carlsons Grove,
Erickson Corner, Upper Merryall, Lower Merryall, Northville,
Hickory Haven, Hurds Corner, East Kent, Wellsville, South Kent and
Gaylordsville Station.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.